One dead and Britons missing after yacht sinks in tornado off Sicily

Four British tourists are feared to be among six people missing at sea after a luxury yacht sank in a freak tornado off the coast of Sicily in the early hours of Monday.

One person has been confirmed dead after 15 passengers on the yacht, the British-flagged Bayesian, were picked up by rescuers as helicopters scanned rough seas for the missing. The 56m vessel sank to the sea bed and half a mile off the coast near Palermo.

Italy’s fire brigade and coastguard said earlier that divers were searching for seven missing people, including four Britons, a Canadian and two American. It later reported that a dead body h